During this visit, I encountered many “examples.“ Each generation is richer than the last, with a legacy passed down through the ages. Examples need to live among brothers and sisters, and the collection of examples needs to grow richer. To this end, we need to: see examples, learn from examples, and become examples.
Before the trip, I had the intention to learn “methods“ to cope with my service, how to serve believers younger than me. Praise the Lord! What the Lord showed me was not just external methods. Throughout the journey, I saw how the older ones were examples for the younger believers, and the younger believers looked up to the older ones as their examples. I witnessed how the older believers loved the Lord and cared for the saints, providing for the needs of God‘s household in a timely manner. I saw how the younger saints were cared for and how they, in turn, used this as an example to care for those even younger than themselves.
“The right kind of example is the best way to shepherd, cherish, and feed people.“ — W.T
Thank the Lord, this ministry trip to Taiwan has benefited me greatly. The once blurred vision of service has been renewed, especially in the stage of serving teenagers. With the help of the brothers in Taiwan, I saw that the church needs continuous multiplication and needs to keep raising up the next generation. The stage of teenage ministry cannot be ignored. This requires not only the church to take action but also the cooperation of parents.
This is to enable teenagers to see and learn from examples of loving and serving the Lord, training them from a young age to prioritize the Lord in meetings and in life. It‘s also about perfecting them to become the Lord‘s shepherds, able to care for those younger than themselves, grow in life, and eventually reign in life. This is not only about perfecting them in how to serve people in the church (being a person) but also in doing well in their studies (doing things). This way, they will not only be successful and outstanding individuals in society in the future but also become vessels in the Lord‘s hand to turn the age, and more importantly, the whole church needs to value the ministry of young people together, from children, teenagers, college students to young working adults, so that the church will be stronger from generation to generation, with a continuous next generation to take over the commission, become the Lord‘s glorious bride, and bring the Lord back. — C.T
在这次的访问中见许多的“榜样”。一代过一代越丰富，一代过一代有传承。榜样就需要活在弟兄姐妹之间，榜样需要被堆加的更丰富。为此我们需要 ：看榜样，学榜样，作榜样。在还没去之前就抱着一心想要去学些‘方法’ 以应付我的服事，该如何的来服事比我年幼的信徒。赞美主！主所给我看见的还不是外面的方法。在整趟旅途下来就看见年长的是年幼信徒的榜样，年幼信徒以年长信徒为他们的榜样。年长的信徒如何的爱主、如何顾到各个圣徒的光景按时分量给神家里的人，年幼的圣徒怎样得顾惜，他们也以此为榜样去顾到比他们年幼的圣徒。“正确的榜样是牧养人、顾惜人并喂养人最好的路。” ——— W.T感谢主，这次的台湾事奉之旅，让我受益良多，原本已模糊服事的异象再次被更新，尤其是在服事青少年的这个阶段，借着台湾弟兄们的帮助，看见召会需要有永续的繁增，需要持续有召会的下一代被兴起，那青少年这阶段的服事是不可忽视的，这不仅需要召会有作为，也需要家长们的配合。这要让青少年们可以看见爱主、事奉主的榜样并学榜样，训练他们从年少就懂得在聚会以及在生活中把主放第一位，也成全他们成为主的牧羊人，能够照顾比他们年幼的，在生命里长大，至终在生命中作王掌权，这不仅是成全他们在召会中如何服事人（做人），也在学业上把书读好（做事），使他们不仅日后在社会有出息，优秀的人，更在主手中成为转移时代的器皿，更重要的就是需要全召会一起来看重青年人的服事，从儿童、青少年、大专一直到青职，使召会一代强过一代，有延续的下一代可以承接托付，作主的荣耀新妇，把主带回来。 ——— C.T
